How not to braai

A police officer was shot and killed at a rugby braai in Danville, Pretoria on Saturday following an argument. Inspector Marius van Dyk, 48, was celebrating the Blue Bulls’ win at a house on Ledger Street in the evening, police spokesperson Captain Tessa Jansen said on Sunday. “The inspector was sitting with his girlfriend when they started arguing. A group of people who were also at the braai got involved.” The girlfriend’s brother fired a warning shot into the air while trying to calm the situation. When he saw the gun, the officer tried to grab it. “He was then shot in the chest and died instantly.” The woman’s brother was arrested for murder. Another man was believed to have been injured in the head during the shooting, but disappeared. “We looked for him, but it wasn’t clear whether he left with the ambulance or went to the hospital on his own.